Prince of Peace Kindergarten

Welcome to Prince of Peace Kindergarten Information Night February 4 th, 2015

About Miss Pekarcik I grew up here in Orange County. I am a graduate of Prince of Peace. I received my teaching credential from California State University, Fullerton. Each day I am excited to teach Kindergarten. The students bring such joy and I enjoy helping them grow.

A Kindergarten Day –8:20 Calendar and Language Arts Warm up –9:00 Bible Time –9:30 Alphabet and letter formation / Phonics –10:00 Snack and Recess –10:30 Reading –11:00 Math –11:45 Lunch and Recess –12:45 Rest Time / 2 nd semester Read Aloud and Spelling –1:15 Language Arts –2:00 Writing / Science / Social Studies –2:40 Clean up and get ready to go home –3:00 Dismissal

Other Activities Chapel –Wednesday – 9:00 Physical Education –Tuesday, Thursday – 10:30 Reading Centers Math Centers Activities with cross age buddies

Bible Time Sing songs Read the Bible Art and Crafts One topic per week. Starts with Old Testament and then through the New Testament.

Reading Units –School –Shadows –Finding Friends –The Wind –Stick to It –Red, White, and Blue –Teamwork –By the Sea

Reading and Language Arts Rhyming High Frequency Words Recognition and Letter Writing Phonics Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns Capitalization and End Marks Types of Writing (Fiction, Poems, Biographies, etc.)

Math Topics –Sorting and classifying –More and Fewer –Writing and Making numbers 1 through 30 –Addition and Subtraction –Patterns –Geometry –Time / Calendar –Capacity and Weight –Graphing

Science Topics –Shadows –Seasons –Wind –Senses –Plants –Magnets –Ocean animals

Science Experiments

Social Studies Topics –Workers in the community –Being a good friend –Perseverance –Our country –Working together –Holidays

Music Singing Rhythm –Classroom made instruments Patterns Listening for differences –Loud and soft –Fast and slow –How music makes you feel

Technology Interactive Whiteboard iPads

Big Buddies

Field Trips

Other Special Occasions Thanksgiving Christmas 100 th day of School Valentine’s Day St. Patrick’s Day Easter

Learning is Fun!

Just Playing

Thank you for coming Questions ? Visit the Classroom